Curse of the Colonel

urban legend regarding a reputed curse placed on the Japanese Kansai-based Hanshin Tigers baseball team
Organization superstition Q40114
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Curse of the Colonel

Summary

Curse of the Colonel is a superstition[1]. It draws 325 Wikipedia views per month (superstition category, ranking #10 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Curse of the Colonel is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Curse of the Colonel's image is recorded as Curse of the Colonel DSCN7774 20090921.JPG[4].
  • Curse of the Colonel's instance of is recorded as superstition[5].
  • Curse of the Colonel's instance of is recorded as urban legend[6].
  • Colonel Sanders is named after Curse of the Colonel[7].
  • Q127635 is named after Curse of the Colonel[8].
  • Curse of the Colonel's based on is recorded as Knight Scoop[9].
  • Curse of the Colonel's said to be the same as is recorded as Q120634469[10].
  • Curse of the Colonel's start time is recorded as +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Curse of the Colonel's sport is recorded as baseball[12].
  • Curse of the Colonel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025yflj[13].
  • Curse of the Colonel's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 커널 샌더스의 저주[14].

Why It Matters

Curse of the Colonel draws 325 Wikipedia views per month (superstition category, ranking #10 of 17).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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